Archive for month: October, 2013

Inspired by AN ANSWER IS EXPECTED is a spiritually stimulating spooky Halloween party on Saturday 2 November at NN featuring…
COCKTAILS
AUTOMATIC DRAWING
ABSINTHE RITUALS & PARLOUR GAMES
POP UP POE & A GOREY STORY

PLUS DIABOLIST JOSHUA RYAN PLAYING TUNES FROM THE OTHER SIDE & SPECIAL GUEST DARKTEASER

DRESS CODE: VICTORIAN LUSH OR 1950s PARAPSYCHOLOGIST
TOKENS OF APPRECIATION WILL BE ISSUED TO THOSE WHO MAKE AN EFFORT
ENTRY IS FREE WITH THE SECRET PASSWORD…

Mark 7 November in your diaries and book your tickets fast as this talk by Ian Davenport is nearly sold out. Ian’s work was included in the infamous 1988 Freeze exhibition and was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1991. He will be talking about his practice in this, the second of this series of Articulation talks is taking place at The University of Northampton’s Avenue Campus at 6:30.

Directed and chaired by John Harper, Associate Visiting Fellow in Fine Art at The University of Northampton, the talks are in partnership with us, NN.

For more information or to book a place, please contact [email protected] or telephone 01604 893050. The talks are free to University of Northampton students, £4 (£2.50 concessions) to everyone else.

Our Youth Arts Collective continue to work on their ongoing projects, SeeNN and UnSeeNN Radio. Click here to see the latest edition of SeeNN and you can sign up for the newsletter, Bits and Bobs from the Centre of the Universe here. You can also check out UnSeeNN Radio, the YAC’s youtube channel here and go get involved if you are aged 16–25.

The University of Northampton is once again hosting the new series of Articulation talks and events by contemporary artists, directed and chaired by John Harper, Associate Visiting Fellow in Fine Art, and organised in partnership with NN Contemporary Art.

The theme this term is Aspects of Abstraction; Mark Francis will be visiting us on Thursday 17th October, followed by Ian Davenport on Thursday 7 November. As usual the talks will start at 6.30pm, with time for questions at the end.

For more information or to book a place, please contact [email protected]on.ac.uk or telephone 01604 893050. The talks are free to University of Northampton students, £4 (£2.50 concessions) to external guests.

We are continuing to renovate NN and since the fire escape was completed we have been able to finally open NN Cafe and our studio artists have taken up residence on the 2nd floor. The courtyard has been painted thanks to Groundworks and a team of brilliant volunteers and we will have a summer programme running in 2014. The top floor is next on the list. It will house the Project Space and Meeting space but a legion of nails have to be pulled out of the floor before we hit it with sugar solution and a fresh coat of paint. We are close to securing our fundraising goal for a new lift to make the building fully accessible.

Join author Nathan Wiseman-Trowse (Associate Professor in Popular Music at the University of Northampton) for the launch of Nick Drake: Dreaming England in NN Café on 3 October from 7pm.

There will be live music from Gregg Cave (direct from the Cambridge Folk Festival) and the book’s photographer Paul Hillery will be exhibiting photographs from the book plus a vinyl DJ set of psychedelic folk grooves with Nick Drake inspirations.